improvisation

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When movement finally began, it resembled not so much order as managed improvisation.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

Against that backdrop, the use of charged historical analogies can feel less like explanation and more like improvisation.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

“I really like to play,” Pattullo says, referencing how “5 Lesbians” lends itself to improvisation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

His intuitive grasp of the logic of power, his genius for improvisation, and his willingness to adapt dramatic and unconventional approaches equip him with skills that a war president needs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Instead, improvisation can be taught to some degree in that it requires a set of tools and prior experiences from which to draw.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin